Topic 13 of 42: Scams, spams and other sleaze on the web
Sun, Sep 22, 1996 (14:15) |
Paul Terry Walhus (terry)
You are subject to a variety of spams and scams on the net due to the
accessiblility of your email and information that can be extracted from
your website by robots that prowl the net in search of marketing
information. Maybe in this topic we can share information and alert you
to budding scams and sleaze that you may be subjected to.
1 response total.
Topic 13 of 42 [media]: Scams, spams and other sleaze on the web
Response 1 of 1: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Sep 22, 1996 (14:16) * 54 lines
A very insidious recent scam via email, look out for this one:
From: NORMAN KING
Organization: Internet Registration Committee
To: various lists on the Net
Subject: IMPORTANT NOTICE!
IMPORTANT NOTICE!
Dear Sirs,
It Has Recently Come To The Attention Of The Internet Registration
Committee That The Majority Of The Web-Sites Now On The Internet Have
Not Been Properly Registered With The Proper Directories And Search
Engines Now Operating On The Internet And The World Wide Web.
Failure To Properly Register A Web Site Could Result In The Loss Of
Potential Customers Being Unable To Locate Your Particular Web-Site
On The World Wide Web.
Proper Web-Site Registration On The Internet Is Required In Order For
Your Web-Site To Be Successful.
There Are Currently More Than 400 Hundred Internet Directories And
Search Engines Operating On The Internet. It Will Be Necessary For You
To Register Your Web-Site With The Majority Of These Directories And
Search Engines In Order For Your Web-Site To Become Easily Located By
Your Potential Customers.
If You Do Not Become Registered With A Large Number Of These Internet
Directories, Your Web Site Could Become Impossible For Your Customers
To Locate, Your Web-Site Will Become Inaccessible, Therefore Becoming
Dormant, Unprofitable And Inactive.
In Order To Resolve This Situation, We Urge You To Contact Our Web-Site
Registration Service At The Internet Address Below By Clicking Your
Mouse On This Link:
http://adgrafix.com/mail/irs.html
It Is Imperative That This Situation Be Resolved Immediately!
We Hope That We Can Help You To Resolve Your Registration Problem
As Soon As Possible.
Thank-You,
Sincerely,
NORMAN KING - Administrator
Internet Registration Service
Watch our for this scam!
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